Skype for Business on the worker’s desktop for IM and presence is a great place to start the deployment, but it’s just the beginning of the Skype for Business journey. By taking the right steps, organizations will realize a rapid ROI with lower costs and more productive users. Download this white paper to learn more!

With its CX5100 and CX5500 products, Polycom (the sponsor of this study) has taken an innovative approach to resolving this situation. The CX5100 and CX5500 are 360 degree camera systems that sit in the middle of the conference room table, providing remote Skype for Business/Lync users with a better
“connection” to the meeting room. And unlike traditional video conferencing systems, the “camera in the middle of the table” approach is flexible enough to support both standard / formal meetings and teaming sessions.

Visual communications today should provide a high level of functionality and simplicity. Solutions must work across multiple networks and video environments integrating existing video investments and offer consistent native experience. The Polycom RealPresence Platform (with RealConnect) together with Skype for Business/Lync 2013 provides that capability through unmatched ease of use and an enhanced video collaboration experience, made possible by deep integration and workflow integration. Download to learn more.

Polycom and Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study to examine the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying Polycom solutions with Microsoft Office 365’s new voice services, including Cloud PBX, PSTN calling, and PSTN conferencing. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the financial impact of the investment.

When migrating to Office 365 cloud voice, customers should evaluate whether their existing audio devices are compatible or whether new technology will be needed. If you’re thinking about making the switch to cloud voice, make sure to download this white paper.

Some Do's include: Doing a network assessment, and doing you due diligence. Some Don't's include: Not giving up on the handset, and not waiting to get started. Download this helpful white paper to learn more.

This IDC study uses the IDC MarketScape model to provide an assessment of the 11 top vendors in the worldwide enterprise video conferencing equipment market. The IDC MarketScape is an evaluation based on a comprehensive framework and a set of parameters that assess vendors relative to one another and to those factors expected to be most conducive to success in a given market during the short term and the long term.

Software video infrastructure, video as a service and innovative form factors are reshaping video collaboration. We review eight vendors with the necessary reach, scale and interoperability for the global enterprise market so that IT infrastructure and operations leaders can make an informed choice. Download to learn more.

To select the group video conferencing systems that best address their requirements, customers should do the following:
1) Understand the types of spaces to be video- (or collaboration-) enabled and the common use
cases for each.
2) Review the requirements described in the tables above.
3) Meet with various solution vendors, ask for details about their group video offerings, and see
how closely those systems address the needs of each type of space.
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Operating a successful business in the 21st century means creative approaches to activities and processes that are now antiquated in a much faster world.
Video conferencing may not be a complete panacea for all the challenges businesses face but it can solve many existing problems or minimize them to the extent that your bottom line will be positively impacted. Download to learn more.

Video conferencing, like other technologies such as smartphones, has become an essential tool in your business toolbox. Finding the right system for your company is easy once you understand the basics of video conferencing. Take your time, plan, and soon you will find that video conferencing will make a positive difference in your bottom line. Download this white paper to learn more!

Purchasing the right video conferencing equipment for your enterprise's needs is critical. Choosing the wrong system often means that you will have invested in a system that no one
every uses. If you choose the right equipment, however, you will find that in a very short time video conferencing will become a regular component of how your company does business. Download to learn more.

With demand for video conferencing growing rapidly, solutions need to provide a robust, resilient, scalable, and manageable infrastructure that delivers unparalleled quality of experience. The Polycom RealPresence Platform is the software infrastructure that underlies Polycom’s video conferencing, and binds it together by integrating with core networking and security
infrastructure. This enables secure collaboration for any number of users across heterogeneous networks, with up to 50% less bandwidth consumption than other competitor solutions.
By delivering an architecture based upon open standards, Polycom has created a flexible, state of-the-art video conferencing platform that provides superior investment protection, at the lowest total cost of ownership. Download to learn more!

The combination of Skype for Business and Polycom systems provides a scalable solution suitable for businesses of different sizes. There are different Skype for Business packages and Polycom systems available to suit any budget or collaboration requirement. These solutions can provide a flexible infrastructure for meetings of two people or events of up to 10,000 participants located anywhere in the world.
Skype for Business offers a clear migration path from Microsoft Lync or Skype to protect investment for organizations with existing installations. For growing businesses or organizations that are new to collaboration, the partnership of Skype for Business and Polycom provides the portfolio and the flexibility to add features and services to suit changing collaboration needs or scale capacity in line with business growth.

Learn how one organization with Polycom voice devices and Microsoft Office 365 realized a 109% risk-adjusted ROI and benefits of $1.6M over three years.
By deploying Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365, an engineering firm was able to realize:
$1.6M in total risk-adjusted benefits
$1M in incremental revenue with more billable hours
$537k in improved productivity
$74k in phone purchase and installation cost savings
$14k in employee relocation cost savings
Learn more about the business benefits and cost savings attributed to Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365.
The Total Economic Impact Of Polycom Solutions For Microsoft Office 365, a commissioned September 2016 study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Polycom and Microsoft.

This informative guide features 10 business people making their voices heard. Each person showcased in the guide raises a key challenge they face in business communications, such as lowering TCO, managing complex technology, and scalability.

Video conferencing is rapidly moving out of the conference room and onto the desktop, smartphone, and tablet. Thanks to inclusion of video as a core UC component, enterprise technology leaders are increasingly deploying video to individuals as part of their unified communications initiatives, while integrating personal video into room systems, and enabling conferencing beyond the enterprise.

While video conferencing can offer significant, measurable benefits to companies and their employees, all video conferencing solutions are not alike. To ensure successful deployment and implementation--and to maximize (ROI)--managers must choose their video conferencing tools wisely, matching the right technology to the right use cases. This is critical to ensure that employees actually benefit from the technology, and to keep management costs and headaches as low as possible. This paper will highlight the key elements companies should look for in a video conferencing system, and offer best-practices recommendations for identifying and working with a video solutions provider.